Then again...

[Bangkok Black]

I had the idea the other day of driving my Ford Transit from London to Thailand.

I could fly back to  London, then hit the road and drive back to Thailand.

 

Some countries could be a bit dodgy, I thought. So with the help of Google Gemini, I asked the question.

Safest route to drive from London to Thailand.

Reply came back, and I thought maybe not !!

 

 

 

 

[worgeordie]

10 minutes ago, Bangkok Black said:

had the idea the other day of driving my Ford Transit from London to Thailand.

I could fly back to  London, then hit the road and drive back to Thailand.

Just fly , that plan of yours does not make sense....

 

regards Worgeordie

[josephbloggs]

15 minutes ago, Bangkok Black said:

I had the idea the other day of driving my Ford Transit from London to Thailand.

I could fly back to  London, then hit the road and drive back to Thailand.

 

Some countries could be a bit dodgy, I thought. So with the help of Google Gemini, I asked the question.

Safest route to drive from London to Thailand.

Reply came back, and I thought maybe not !!

 

 

 

 

Another new member posting inane rubbish - who'd have thought? Must just be a coincidence.

[DaRoadrunner]

Bringing a vehicle into Thailand? Nightmare and likely impossible for a Farang. Forget it!

[Fruit Trader]

1 hour ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Bringing a vehicle into Thailand? Nightmare and likely impossible for a Farang. Forget it!

 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xcC4mvZh1RfMsG857

[Bangkok Black]

On 4/21/2025 at 11:27 PM, josephbloggs said:

Another new member posting inane rubbish - who'd have thought? Must just be a coincidence.

get knotted

[Harrisfan]

On 4/22/2025 at 2:11 AM, Bangkok Black said:

I had the idea the other day of driving my Ford Transit from London to Thailand.

I could fly back to  London, then hit the road and drive back to Thailand.

 

Some countries could be a bit dodgy, I thought. So with the help of Google Gemini, I asked the question.

Safest route to drive from London to Thailand.

Reply came back, and I thought maybe not !!

 

 

 

 

Sounds cool

[Ralf001]

5 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Bringing a vehicle into Thailand? Nightmare and likely impossible for a Farang. Forget it!

 

Easily done with some advance planning.

Tempory import is a thing and many do it.

[Will B Good]

The paperwork to enter and exit each country on the way must be a nightmare.

[Bangkok Black]

Its the safety aspect that puts me off

[richard_smith237]

While 'physically possible'   its impossible due to 'human / political' reasons... 

 

The last time this was 'nearly' possible was in the 1960's and undertaken by Harold Stephens, Albert Podell who wrote the following book (below)...  

 

If I remember correctly they had to bypass Myanmar and ferry their car from Bangladesh to Thailand, and then continue...

 

 

 

 

 

[Ralf001]

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

While 'physically possible'   its impossible due to 'human / political' reasons... 

 

The last time this was 'nearly' possible was in the 1960's and undertaken by Harold Stephens, Albert Podell who wrote the following book (below)...  

 

If I remember correctly they had to bypass Myanmar and ferry their car from Bangladesh to Thailand, and then continue...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tread the globe did it recently in a Fiat Ducato Campervan

 

 

[Negita43]

All round Europe and the UK but to Thailand via road - no way

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, Negita43 said:

All round Europe and the UK but to Thailand via road - no way

 

https://www.youtube.com/@TREADtheglobe

[richard_smith237]

9 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Tread the globe did it recently in a Fiat Ducato Campervan

 

 

 

Thats not quite driving 'from UK to Thailand'... I think they've had to circumnavigate some of the Middle East via shipping... 

 

Op wanted to drive from UK to Thailand, there are countries which cannot be driven through which make that impossible. 

 

 

[Ralf001]

Just now, richard_smith237 said:

 

Thats not quite driving 'from UK to Thailand'... I think they've had to circumnavigate some of the Middle East via shipping... 

 

Op wanted to drive from UK to Thailand, there are countries which cannot be driven through which make that impossible. 

 

 

ohh ok.. so they did not leave from the UK and enter Thailand at some point....

 

Righto.

[Lacessit]

I asked Gemini a slightly different question, how long would it take to travel from England to Thailand by road.

 

The answer was several months minimum.

 

Flight time London to Bangkok 12 hours.

 

IMO the OP is a masochist.

[richard_smith237]

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I asked Gemini a slightly different question, how long would it take to travel from England to Thailand by road.

 

The answer was several months minimum.

 

Flight time London to Bangkok 12 hours.

 

IMO the OP is a masochist.

 

I suspect the Op is considering this not from the point of view of getting to the destination, but from the point of view of experiencing the journey.....    

 

... without all the potential paperwork issues, it could be quite a blast... 

[Magictoad]

It used to be a common thing in the 60s. London to Sydney overland, dog and all! The vehicle of choice was a VW bus....Picking  up slabs of hashish in Afghanistan and then selling it in London or Sydney.

[Fruit Trader]

13 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Thats not quite driving 'from UK to Thailand'... I think they've had to circumnavigate some of the Middle East via shipping... 

 

Op wanted to drive from UK to Thailand, there are countries which cannot be driven through which make that impossible. 

 

 

 

Not sure of present day situation; but back in 2015 driving through China required a guide which was often shared by overlander groups to reduce cost. 
 

 

Example UK to Thailand route during this period.

 

 

[Harrisfan]

13 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

https://www.youtube.com/@TREADtheglobe

Rather do it with a 9 than a 3

[impulse]

I think it would be an amazing trip, but a little more difficult now with that thing going on in Ukraine.

 

[Harrisfan]

14 hours ago, Will B Good said:

The paperwork to enter and exit each country on the way must be a nightmare.

Yes. I wanted to do south america after Che Guavara film but too much hassle.

 

Chiang Mai to Hat Yai return is good enough.

[KhunLA]

57 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Yes. I wanted to do south america after Che Guavara film but too much hassle.

 

Chiang Mai to Hat Yai return is good enough.

And a lot smaller & quicker to do, though not sure that's a good thing, as surely not as "majestic". 

 

Nothing real 'world class' here in TH.

 

 

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